Przybylski, Toledo, Ohio 1874!

I was hoping to actually post something regarding the Rochowiaks in Toledo today. I have been working to follow up on comments left on this post : Rochowiaks in Toledo, and am making some headway, but not ready to post on those comments yet.

A good clue though that was left was to check the records of Sts. Peter and Paul parish, which I am doing. While doing so, I came across a marriage record for 1874 that made my eyes pop. I was unsure of what it meant because initially when I read it, it appeared at first glance to be a marriage for a Joseph Przybylski. However, some consultation with the Polish Genius email discussion group indicated that it is the marriage of Joseph’s widow, Paulina to a Joseph Mortek (I am not quite certain of that name, I may not have transcribed it correctly).

Here is the record. It is on the left hand side of the image, the second from the bottom, dated 13 January 1874. The marriage was witnessed by Nickolaus Rutkowski and Rosalia Ciesliewicz. I have not yet ascertained if this is a connection to Andrew Przybylski or if Paulina was widowed here or in Poland. Definitely an interesting clue to follow up on. As usual, if you have any hints or information, drop me an email or a line here.

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3 Responses to “Przybylski, Toledo, Ohio 1874!”

I was looking at your Latin marriage record from 13-Jan-1874. I am thinking the groom was Joseph Moslek. Also it does specifically note that Paulina was “Viduam” = a widow. So I am thinking that Paulina Przybylska was an in-law to your Przybylski family. i cannot quite make out the letters between viduam and Przybylska (so I am guessing they are indicating that was her previous married name, not maiden name). I think it is a Latin abbreviation ?? posb. ??

Your family was in the USA very early (compared to my Eliaszow arriving in 1910 & 1913). in Depew, NY and then getting to Toledo, OH by 1916 (possibly in 1915).

It is a 1910 census in St Louis with a Pauline MORTEK (I guess I was wrong)
and living with a Thomas Prsybilsky (about 24 yrs younger and head of house) and she is listed as the mother of Thomas (and widowed again).

Hi Mike! I’ll have to follow that St. Louis lead up. 1874 is early for this family. My g-grandfather, Andrew, had filed his naturalization papers in 1880. So I am unsure. It’s possible however–just on the outer edge of when the family began to come here.

I have seen the Przybylski name spelled several ways, but never with a Y at the end. But who knows? I’ve also seen census records with all kinds of variants of many names. Remember, the records were written not by the persons themselves but by a record-taker. So I always allow some leeway with the name spellings.